Today we're heading towards an active volcano, the Arenal Volcano, which first erupted in 1968.
Here is a rather atypical Costa Rican house because it is two-story.
We frequently saw palm trees - either growing in individual yard's or growing in acres and acres of plantations.
One of our first good views of the volcano, with the peak shrouded in clouds.
And here is our lucky view of the volcano. Apparently many who visit the area never see the volcano as its usually cloaked with mist and clouds. That is a gas plume seen at the peak of the volcano, not a cloud. 30 minutes after we arrived at our hotel, a BIG BOOM was heard. We assumed it was thunder. Our guide rushed us outside to see the volcano. A giant yellowish mushroom smoke plume was rising out of the peak. For a full day, we had a clear view of the volcano spouting smoke and sending rocks tumbling down its sides.
Our hotel windows looked directly out to the volcano.
Here is a rather atypical Costa Rican house because it is two-story. 
We frequently saw palm trees - either growing in individual yard's or growing in acres and acres of plantations.
One of our first good views of the volcano, with the peak shrouded in clouds.
And here is our lucky view of the volcano. Apparently many who visit the area never see the volcano as its usually cloaked with mist and clouds. That is a gas plume seen at the peak of the volcano, not a cloud. 30 minutes after we arrived at our hotel, a BIG BOOM was heard. We assumed it was thunder. Our guide rushed us outside to see the volcano. A giant yellowish mushroom smoke plume was rising out of the peak. For a full day, we had a clear view of the volcano spouting smoke and sending rocks tumbling down its sides.
Our hotel windows looked directly out to the volcano.
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